Minutes for Fire PSPRB

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Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall - La Jolla Vista Conference Room (2nd Floor)
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Meeting Minutes

Immediately following the Police PSPRB meeting that followed the Joint PSPRB meeting that began at 8:00 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Vice Chair Jay Mathias; Boardmember Michael Gugel; Boardmember Patrick Doyle; Boardmember Teresa Kuleff
Staff Present:: Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Board Secretary Jasmine Pernicano; Alternate Secretary Viviana Monge; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Benefits Analyst Chanda Washington; Benefits Analyst Maria Carillo

Boardmember Gugel and Board Attorney Sorensen participated remotely via Teams videoconference.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the draft minutes of the December 5, 2024 Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting.

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MOTION BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias to APPROVE the draft minutes of the December 5, 2024 Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

Review, discussion and possible action on the applications and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.

Jacob Alvarez
Alex Anglin
Cody Bartman
Anthony Clark
Casey Collins
Seth Gaillard
Rogelio Garcia
Austin Green
Taylor King
Jacob Kluch
Deandre Llopiz
Eric Longman
Mike Rains
Jacob Rillamas
Fabian Rodriguez
Nicholas Wilson

The Board entered into Executive Session at 8:12 a.m.

Chair Kaino reconvened the Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting at 8:18 a.m.

MOTION BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias to ACCEPT the applications for Jacob Alvarez, Alex Anglin, Cody Bartman, Anthony Clark, Casey Collins, Seth Gaillard, Rogelio Garcia, Austin Green, Taylor King, Jacob Kluch, Deandre Llopiz, Eric Longman, Mike Rains, Jacob Rillamas, Fabian Rodriguez, and Nicholas Wilson with pre-existing conditions for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement system. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Per ARS §38-431.03, upon a public majority vote of the members constituting a quorum, the Goodyear Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board may hold an executive session for any item on the agenda.

MOTION BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias to CONVENE an Executive Session. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

[See times noted under Item #2.]

SEPARATIONS

Acknowledge the following separations:

Colin McGrath entering DROP 12/21/2024
Edward Pahl entering DROP 1/4/2025
Tony Legamaro entering DROP 1/18/2025
William Perkins entering DROP 1/18/2025
Michael Palestro retired from DROP 12/31/2024
Ronald Lilley retiring from DROP 1/29/2025

The Board acknowledged the separations listed.

INFORMATION ITEMS

There were no information items reported.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Goodyear Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for March 27, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chair Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:21 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

___________________________________ Jasmine Pernicano, Board Secretary	__________________________ Laura Kaino, Chair
Date:___________________